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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laudable  Speak Example sentences
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[身后的,遗腹的] after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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[期刊,杂志] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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[氮] colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume
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[值得称赞的] deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
melodious  Speak Example sentences
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[抢劫,掠夺] take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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[旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
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[事件,发生] an event that happens
microfilm  Speak Example sentences
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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[缩微胶片] continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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[平静的] peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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[剥夺,驱逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
mischance  Speak Example sentences
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[好战的] fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[迅速增长,传播,扩散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[身后的,遗腹的] after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
momentous  Speak Example sentences
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[生产力,生产率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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[最小化] reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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[长方形的] having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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[非常重要的] very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
monologue  Speak Example sentences
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的] flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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[犁,犁田] break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
mundane  Speak Example sentences
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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[生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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[事件,发生] an event that happens
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[身后的,遗腹的] after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
natal  Speak Example sentences
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[超过] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[身后的,遗腹的] after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
nicety  Speak Example sentences
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[有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[放大,扩大] intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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[沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
outlying  Speak Example sentences
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[拙劣的模仿] work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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[边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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[核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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[弥漫,普及] pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of